Like pretty much all of my fellow geek crafters, I have now officially joined the cult of Downton Abbey. While rummaging through the internet looking for projects to work on while my butt’s glued to my couch, I came across this Dowager Countess cross-stitch pattern from Etsy seller Sunday Avery in her BookPilgrim shop. Her design definitely hits the nail on the head: nobody messes with the Dowager Countess, and nobody plays smart and crotchety quite like Dame Maggie Smith!